Entrepreneur boasts about offering no work-life balance and the internet is labeling it a massive red flag

Times have changed and jobseekers are not solely running after high pay in prestigious companies. Workers are seeking work-life balance and a positive work environment instead. Contrarian Thinking founder Codie Sanchez appeared as a guest on Steven Bartlett's "Diary of a CEO" podcast and expressed her opinions on what she considers red flags in a potential job candidate. However, people were left divided by her outlook. Bartlett posted a segment from the podcast on his TikTok @doac.clips. 

"Is there anything else that is an immediate turn-off for you in an interview? Like an immediate red flag if someone says something or does something?" Bartlett questioned Sanchez. "Oh, yeah, there's so many," Sanchez said. "I am not going to hire you if you talk badly about your last boss." Sanchez believes that if the interviewee is speaking ill about their previous bosses, it provides an insight into how they will treat their new boss. "Not going to hire you if you talk about all the reasons why something didn't work and it's not your fault," she continues, specifying that she doesn't appreciate the potential hires that have a victim mentality.

The third red flag she mentioned was what angered some of the people on the internet. "If you come into my companies and you say 'talk to me about work-life balance' I'm not the place for you," she said. "Our companies are hardcore, and there's not a lot of work-life balance; we work hard. So I'm not going to hire you if you talk about time off or texting on the weekend." Sanchez highlights how she always makes the "job seem worse than it is." She usually starts interviewing the potential candidates by asking them a bunch of questions about their background and proceeds to tell them how difficult it is going to be working in her company.

"You get the truth about it one way or the other and then I'll wrap up with you asking any questions you want. Does that sound good? They go, yep. I kind of pepper them with questions about them," she mentioned, adding that she doesn't want anyone coming into her company and thinking that it was going to be better than what they expected initially. "I want them coming in and going 'oh, okay, this isn't miserable,'" Sanchez concluded. The comment section of the video invited all the debate on how Sanchez is devaluing people who are seeking work-life balance.

@bunnybeeshe pointed out, "As a CEO I’d be embarrassed to conduct myself or my business in such a manner." @retrokid1978 shared, "If she was interviewing me, I would walk out the room before she opened her mouth. She's a fine example of a bad leader." @claytonphillips23 commented, "She’s the type of boss that expects her employees to care and love the company the same amount as she does." @gem123123123 wrote, "Working hard and having a work-life balance are not mutually exclusive. Never mind her red flags she is the red flag." @bexbooktok added, "Texting on the weekends should be illegal. People are more depressed than ever and it’s because of bosses like this not letting their staff have a personal life."

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